secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STEEL DYNAMICS INC (STLD)
CIK:        0001022671
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-024845
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Steel Dynamics guides Q1 2025 EPS $1.36-$1.40, down 63% YoY; raises dividend 9%
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- EPS guidance $1.36-$1.40 vs Q4 $1.36 and Q1 2024 $3.67.
- Steel operations stronger sequentially; Sinton Texas mill at >90% production.
- Steel fabrication earnings expected lower due to seasonally lower shipments and <5% price decline.
- Board increased quarterly dividend 9% to $0.50/share; authorized $1.5B share repurchase.
- New aluminum mill on track for mid-2025 shipments; first ingot cast in Jan; equipment installation on schedule.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465925024845/0001104659-25-024845-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465925024845/tm259646d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-024845

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